Anxiety therapy

Evidence-based support across the Gold Coast

Let’s talk about what support might look like for you.

Medicare rebates available
In-person & telehealth
Children, teens, adults & couples

A supportive approach to anxiety therapy

Anxiety can affect every part of daily life, from your thoughts and emotions to your relationships, work, and overall wellbeing. While everyone’s experience is different, anxiety often involves persistent worry, physical tension, panic attacks or avoiding situations that feel overwhelming. Therapy provides a supportive space to better understand these experiences, build practical coping strategies and regain confidence at your own pace.

Understanding patterns

Recognising the thoughts, emotions and behaviours that contribute to anxiety.

Practical coping strategies

Building techniques to manage anxious thoughts and stressful situations.

Emotional regulation

Learning skills to respond to overwhelming emotions with greater confidence.

Mindfulness and grounding

Developing strategies to stay present during periods of stress or panic.

Building confidence

Reducing avoidance and gradually increasing participation in daily life.

Psychoeducation

Understanding how anxiety affects the brain, body and nervous system.

Support for emotional regulation

Therapy focuses on helping you feel more in control of your emotional responses while building confidence in managing anxiety over time. Sessions are tailored to your individual experiences, goals and stage of life.

Individuals often seek support for:

  • Persistent worry or overthinking
  • Feeling constantly on edge
  • Panic attacks
  • Difficulty relaxing
  • Health anxiety
  • Stress related to work, study or family life

Managing anxiety in everyday life

Anxiety often affects more than emotions alone. It can influence sleep, concentration, relationships, confidence and decision making. Therapy aims to reduce the impact anxiety has on daily life while building long-term coping skills.

Support may include:

  • Identifying triggers and maintaining factors
  • Challenging unhelpful thinking patterns
  • Developing healthy routines and self-care strategies
  • Improving confidence in difficult situations
  • Strengthening problem solving and resilience
  • Creating practical strategies for ongoing wellbeing

Support for children, teens and families

Anxiety is common in children and adolescents, although it may look different to adult anxiety. Some young people become withdrawn, avoid school or social situations, while others may become irritable or complain of physical symptoms.

Therapy may help with:

  • School-related anxiety
  • Social anxiety
  • Separation anxiety
  • Emotional regulation
  • Building confidence
  • Parent guidance and practical support at home

Anxiety in different areas of life

Workplace anxiety may involve ongoing stress, performance concerns, public speaking, workplace relationships or returning after time away from work.
Children and teenagers may experience anxiety around school attendance, friendships, learning challenges or academic pressure.

Social anxiety often involves fear of judgement, embarrassment or feeling uncomfortable in social settings, making everyday interactions feel overwhelming.

Health anxiety can involve persistent worry about illness, heightened awareness of physical symptoms and frequent reassurance seeking.

Understanding the nature of anxiety

Generalised anxiety involves ongoing worry that can feel difficult to control, even when there is no immediate threat. Many people describe constantly thinking about future events, responsibilities or worst-case scenarios, leaving them feeling mentally and physically exhausted.

Panic attacks are sudden episodes of intense fear or discomfort that may occur unexpectedly or in response to certain situations. They can feel overwhelming, but learning to understand panic and developing effective coping strategies can help reduce their impact over time.

Anxiety often affects the body as well as the mind. Symptoms may include muscle tension, a racing heart, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, headaches, digestive discomfort or difficulty sleeping. These physical responses are a common part of the body’s stress response.

If anxiety is making it difficult to enjoy everyday life, maintain relationships, perform at work or school, or manage daily responsibilities, speaking with a psychologist may be helpful. Early support can provide practical tools to better understand anxiety and improve day-to-day wellbeing before symptoms become more difficult to manage.

Getting started is simpler than you think

Three small steps between you and the right support.

01

Reach out

Book online or call us. No referral needed. A GP Mental Health Care Plan may make you eligible for Medicare rebates.

02

We match you

Tell us a little about what’s going on and we’ll match you with the psychologist best suited to your needs.

03

Begin at your pace

Your first session is about being heard. No pressure. No judgement. Just a conversation.

Common reasons people visit us for anxiety therapy

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